For principled leaders

We prepare policy leaders of high character, for challenging times

Students enter the Ford School with a passion for solving our world’s biggest problems. They see a world on fire, and they’ve chosen to become firefighters. We teach our students how to think analytically, and how to use evidence to make policy decisions. We teach them how to write and speak clearly and persuasively; how to combat misinformation; and how to lead with self-awareness, a strong ethical code, and a comfort with communicating and working across differences.

Our curriculum is rigorous and relevant: students do while they’re learning, through policy consulting projects, internships, and study trips around the world. Ford School graduates leave Weill Hall transformed, ready to be the leaders we need—equipped to make a positive impact on their diverse communities at a significant, structural scale.